Page 13 of Shameless
Her giggle made me smile. “All honeymoon stuff. Everyone here assumes you’re Mrs. Montgomery. Might as well join me.”
“How can I say no to that?”
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After the waitercleared our dishes, he returned with a plate of chocolate-covered strawberries. We played up the fake honeymooners by feeding each other the dessert, both of us laughing at how ridiculous we were. If I hadn’t known Sarah from back in Texas, then I wouldn’t have been so open to spending more time with her and putting on the ruse. We hadn’t been super closethat summer, but at least we weren’t total strangers, which made me more comfortable with her. If it had been some random chick at the pool who had approached me, I would be eating dinner alone and going back to my room to lick my wounds.
Instead, after we left the restaurant, it seemed neither of us were ready to say goodnight. We headed in the direction of the beach and once we reached the sand, we both took off our shoes and walked toward the dark water. The sound of the waves crashing against the shore increased as we got closer.
“Want to get in?” I asked.
“Are you crazy? A shark might get us.”
“A shark won’t get us.”
“How can you know for sure?”
“I can’t, but we won’t go all the way in.”
“I don’t have my swimsuit.”
“I don’t either.” I tore off my T-shirt and threw it onto the sand. “But do you really need one?” I stepped out of my cargo shorts, leaving me in only my boxers.
“What are you doing?” Sarah laughed as my feet touched the cold water.
“Come on, chicken. Water is warm,” I lied.
“Have you lost your mind?”
“Probably.” I chuckled. “But who’s going to stop us?”
She looked around, but no one was in sight because who the fuck goes swimming at night in the ocean? “I can’t believe I’m going to do this.”
I cracked a grin, backing up more in the chilly water. “You can do it.”
Sarah stripped off her tank top, her ample chest in her black bra highlighted by the moonlight. She had filled out in the last ten years, and I liked what I saw. She unbuttoned her shorts and stepped out of them and my mouth watered at the sight of her luscious ass.
“This is so crazy.”
“Let’s hope we don’t get arrested and sent to a Mexican prison.Thatwould be crazy.”
“Oh, my god. Don’t say that.”
“I’m teasing. Just get in here.”
She walked to the water, and her toe got hit by a wave. “You lied. The water is freezing.”
I moved toward her as I spoke. “It’s not that bad.”
“I’d rather be in a hot tub or a heated pool.”
“Then we can’t be half-dressed.” I picked Sarah up, making her shriek.
“What are you doing?” She tried to wiggle free as I waded deeper into the cold ocean.
“Gonna throw you in,” I teased.
“You better not.” She pushed at my shoulders, still trying to break out of my arms.
